Shellac allows you to create not only solid manicure, but also very interesting options with pictures. The choice of a particular design depends entirely on your wishes. It can be both unobtrusive accents on one of the fingers, and bright decorations for some holiday.
Features manicure with a pattern
Beginners in the field of nail design are afraid to create complex drawings. But as they gain experience, they understand how convenient and easier it is to work with gel polishes. They do not dry as fast as ordinary varnishes. This allows you to create complex designs in a quiet mode.
Another advantage is the ability to remove a bad stroke or even a whole layer. This is impossible to do with the usual varnish. The whole manicure will be spoiled and you will have to start from scratch. Here you can carefully erase the bad element and try to draw it again.
Ways of drawing pictures
In order to diversify your manicure beautiful pictures do not have to be a professional or an artist. The technologies that manufacturers provide today allow even novice craftsmen to create real masterpieces on the nails. Let's sort the most popular and actual ways of drawing drawings.
Brush
Depending on the design itself, a brush of the desired size is selected. To create complex compositions master may resort to the use of various sized brushes.
At the initial stage, we advise you to try to implement a simple drawing with a thin brush. If you are afraid that you will not come out the first time, practice on a piece of paper or special forms. This will give confidence, and the lines and strokes will be clearer and more even.
Stemping
Special technology that allows you to create a certain ornament on the nail. In fact, you don’t have to draw complex lines and elements yourself. All make special stamps. To begin with, gel polish is applied on a convex stencil, then a special roller is rolled over it. On the roller remains drawing from shellac. His then we will carry on the nail.
With all its advantages and usability, this technology has one big minus - high cost. It becomes justified if the instrument is purchased for a beauty salon. But to buy it for home use is not entirely profitable.
Stickers
The easiest and fastest way to decorate your own marigolds. In specialized stores you will find a huge selection of stickers. They can be either on a transparent basis or on a solid background. The first option will look more advantageous due to the lack of boundaries. It will give the impression that the drawing is made with a brush.
A feature of this type of manicure is the need for reliable fixing the sticker on the nail. This is easy to do with a finish coat. It will not only protect the drawing, but will not allow it to come unstuck.
Stencils
There are both special stencils on a sticky basis, presented in the form of drawings, and ordinary adhesive tape. In the first case, you will need to simply attach it to the nail and paint over the desired area. The second option allows you to show imagination and create your own unique geometric pattern.
Duct tape and stencils allow you to create precise and even lines.This greatly facilitates the work of both beginners and experienced craftsmen.
Aquarium design
Very impressive view of the drawings. To create it will require some skill and experience. It is chosen for an unusual 3-D effect, striking in its depth and singularity.
The main motives for the creation are familiar and pleasant to all flower arrangements, beautiful divorces and color transitions and other complex options.
The choice of design for different lengths
Sometimes the desire of the client is simply impossible to bring to life because of the very small length of the free edge. But this does not mean that only long marigolds can be decorated with unusual patterns.
Short
If we apply in this case an aggressive design and decorate all the fingers with it, then the manicure will not look natural and concise. Short length imposes certain restrictions. Cover all the fingers with one tone, and for design, leave only one (maximum two) of the claw. This accent will give freshness and originality, but the manicure will not work as a result, overloaded and alyapistym.
Long
Here is where to turn around an experienced master. If your own nail plate is also rather long, then it remains only to choose the design you like. Shellac with a pattern on long nails is suitable for a special occasion. It can be a wedding, birthday or New Year. In general, those cases where you want to shine in all its glory. But for everyday life, it may be inappropriate.
To be able to safely wear long marigolds with a pattern with a business suit, choose a minimalist design. Let it be gentle twigs and a flower in the form of an accent on one finger.
Average
“Golden mean” - and this is true. On the one hand, the master has enough space to draw his plans. On the other hand, a modest length will not hint at the inappropriateness and pretentiousness of the manicure as a whole.
Design options
Modern women of fashion are free to choose the design for the nails to your own taste. Of course, there are certain trends here, but they are more of a recommendatory nature, and it is not at all necessary to follow them in everything. Show your own imagination and do not be afraid to realize your plans.
Themed drawings
How often a special solemnity of the occasion I want to emphasize various details. After all, this is why we decorate our home with various garlands and toys for the New Year, and for our birthday we inflate a lot of balloons. A manicure can also emphasize your mood and create an unusual image that fits perfectly with the moment.
- New Year. Since childhood, we are waiting for this holiday with enthusiasm. When performing a manicure, you can give yourself complete freedom and decorate the nails with various rhinestones, glitter and themed drawings. After all, on New Year's Eve everything should shine and sparkle.
- Birthday. It is not necessary to depict a cloud of balloons on the nail or to write a number indicating your age (this is better not to do this, really). Manicure should first of all match the image. An elegant dress will emphasize the weightless lace on the nails, and the glitter in the eyes will be reflected in the manicure in the form of rhinestones.
- Halloween Despite the fact that this holiday and the tradition of celebrating it came to us from the West, in Russia today it has become quite popular. And why not to be a little children, supporting the thematic masquerade. In manicure, you can use a rather dark rich colors and very unexpected pictures, reminiscent of pictures from horror movies.
- Nautical. Especially this manicure will be relevant in the summer, when you can support it with an ensemble of light sundresses in the same style. You can also make shellac with marine patterns when planning a vacation at sea. It can be geometric patterns in blue-white-red colors (stripes, waves), and beautiful seashells, anchors, or the beautiful "wind rose".
- Space. To create such a design will require a certain skill. Its main color should not be solid.It is better to create a light ombre effect or lightening (dimming) certain areas. To achieve the result, you can purchase a special film (or sticker), on which both the background and the celestial bodies will be shown. If you are afraid to overdo it with such a bright design, choose an accent manicure, where the drawing will be present only on one or two fingers.
Volume drawings
This is a separate type of nail art. Among the masters, there are even special contests and competitions for the creation of three-dimensional drawings and compositions on the nails. Sculpt the smallest figure of even the simplest flower is not so simple.
But today, even at home, you can create such a masterpiece. Simply buy the blank in the store and attach it to the nail. Optionally, you can paint it in the desired color, add glitter or rhinestones.
Geometry
Straight, clear lines and strict combinations of various geometric shapes look very stylish. In this case, they will look great with a festive look, and with casual outfit.
If you are not sure that you can draw clear straight lines, then use the technology of step-by-step drawing of the picture with adhesive tape. Attach a piece (or two, leaving a gap between them) on the nail, cover the desired area. Remove the tape and dry the drawing in the lamp. Then, if necessary, reattach the tape in the desired direction and continue creating the pattern.
Animal prints
Do not think that the choice here is limited only to leopard and tiger spots and stripes. Nobody forbids you to portray the wing of an exotic bird or repeat the shiny scales of fish.
Flower extravaganza
Flowers have been and will always be relevant. They emphasize the femininity and romance of nature. At the same time they can be very bright and catchy, as well as very light and unobtrusive.
The importance of selecting a base color
It should be borne in mind that on a different basis, the picture will look completely different. For example, delicate pastel colors will create a light and weightless design, even if the picture itself is quite large and bright. But for bright, dark and neon tones it is better to choose a minimalist design, since they themselves will attract attention.
Nail art is a way to diversify a manicure. Many are afraid of them, they think that they will be inappropriate with a strict dress code. But a good master will be able to choose such an option that will be quite gentle and unusual at the same time. There is a tendency to decorate only one or two nails. This allows you to realize even the most daring design.
New Year nail design ideas using shellac in the video below.
